New Dokhtar

Pleated dress features a screen-printed poem in Farsi about women and the oppression they endure in present Afghanistan. Veil includes handsewn mirrors and beads.

Pleated silk dress with mirror coin trim and organza veil

Back view of pleated dress

Dress from Look 1, paired with an Afghan-style coat with cow suede panels and dead-stock shearling fur

Dress with floor-length Afghan coat

Two models. One wears the dress and veil from Look 1, and the other wears the Afghan style coat with crater sleeve detail, styled with a fringe top and belt strap pant.

Looks 1 and 2, side by side

The fringe top and pants of Look 2. Grommet and belt loop details can be seen throughout the pants. Dead stock fabric and leather were used.

Leather strap and wool twill flared pants with a leather and wool fringe top

A political and cultural project inspired by my cultural heritage and Afghan ethnicity. Born in a western country and descended from family who fled from brewing wars and insufficient human rights, I used the current political situation of women's rights in Afghanistan and my cultural upbringing in a Western modern world as a clash in fashion, mixing western silhouettes with Afghan themes.